Free creative help for SC nonprofits

From logos to strategy, SC nonprofits can get free creative help through CreateAthon.

Group photo of the Riggs Partners team standing outside in front of a weathered red building during CreateAthon 2024.

The Riggs Partners team gathers for CreateAthon, the annual 24-hour pro bono marketing marathon for nonprofits. | Photo via Riggs Partners

Helping Epworth Children’s Home brand a benefit-driven ice cream line is just one way Riggs Partners has supported Midlands nonprofits through CreateAthon — now entering its 27th year. Your organization could be next.

CreateAthon, a 24-hour creative marathon, returns Thursday–Friday, Oct. 23–24, to offer free marketing services to selected nonprofits across the Midlands and Upstate. Organizations can apply by Friday, Aug. 8, and selected applicants will be notified in September.

“This year’s CreateAthon is especially profound,” said Riggs President Teresa Coles. “Many nonprofits face funding uncertainty. We hope our work offers hope and sustainability.”

Since 1998, CreateAthon has delivered more than $30 million in pro bono work to 2,000+ nonprofits — including 200+ in SC.

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